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Type of breast reconstruction impacts radiation therapy outcomes
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For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results ...
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Killer catfish? Venomous species surprisingly common, study finds
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Name all the venomous animals you can think of and you probably come up with snakes, spiders, bees, wasps and perhaps poisonous frogs. But catfish?
Canna can: Ornamental eliminates pollutants from stormwater runoff
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Rapid population growth and urbanization have raised concerns over stormwater runoff contamination. Studies on watersheds indicate that excess nutrients, specifically nitrate-nitrogen and soluble reactive ...
Mechanism discovered by which body's cells encourage tuberculosis infection
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Scientists have discovered a signaling pathway that tuberculosis bacteria use to coerce disease-fighting cells to switch allegiance and work on their behalf. Epithelial cells line the airways and other surfaces ...
Finding the Achilles' heel of cancer
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A never-approved drug developed to prevent the death of nerve cells after a stroke can efficiently kill cancer cells while keeping normal cells healthy and intact, an international team led by a Tel Aviv University ...
From fruit fly wings to heart failure -- why Not(ch)?
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Almost a century after it was discovered in fruit flies with notches in their wings, the Notch signalling pathway may come to play an important role in the recovery from heart attacks. In a study published ...
Surgical quality program is a strong tool for assessing outcomes for high-risk procedures
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New research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) is a powerful tool for as ...
'Mini' transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Results of a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins show that "mini" stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults.
Disagreement Over Mammography Task Force Study
Dec 09, 2009 |
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When a government-appointed panel of experts released new guidelines last month calling for fewer routine mammograms, they were met with public confusion, political outrage, and a media storm that left women ...
Sticks and stones break bones, but new study may prevent it
Dec 09, 2009 |
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The best way to prevent a fracture is to stop bones from reaching the point where they are prone to breaking, but understanding the process of how bones form and mature has been challenging. Now researchers at the University ...
Scientists discover first evidence of brain rewiring in children
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Carnegie Mellon University scientists Timothy Keller and Marcel Just have uncovered the first evidence that intensive instruction to improve reading skills in young children causes the brain to physically ...
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